12 “Divine” Holiday Treats: Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

With just 10 days left until Christmas, now is the time to start preparing homemade holiday cookie trays. As one of my most favorite annual traditions, this year, I’m proud to bring you a recipe for a cookie that is sure to become the star of your assortment — Ultimate Chocolate Chip
Cookies.

Thanks to Divine Chocolate, I’m adding another fabulous cookie to the list. These Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies are so rich and decadent, you won’t want to put them at the bottom of the tray! Since I consider myself to be an expert chocolate chip cookie maker, I tweaked this recipe ever so slightly. I eliminated the nuts — feel free to use them, if you’d like — and added a hint of vanilla, plus a little salt to draw out the incredible flavor of the chocolate.

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Break up the chocolate into squares and mix with the nuts. Set aside until needed.

2. Beat the butter with the sugars until soft and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and baking soda into the butter and sugar mixture. Mix well, then stir in the chocolate squares and nuts.

3. Arrange tablespoons of dough on a cookie tray lined with parchment paper, spacing the cookies well apart to allow for spreading. Bake in a heated oven for about 12-15 minutes or until just firm. Remove the trays from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days or freeze for up to a month.

TRB extends congratulations to the winners of the Divine Holiday Treats giveaway!! Laura of Style, She Wrote., Sally of Sweat Out the Small Stuff and Madeline Brubaker will each receive a chocolate gift set from Divine Chocolate. Thanks to all who entered! Happy Holidays!!

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The Rescue Baker (TRB) began on a Saturday afternoon in 2009, when I received a panicked call from my youngest sister. She baked a cake for her (now) husband’s birthday, and 20 minutes before he arrived to pick her up for a family celebration, she discovered more...